Love the taste and smell of homemade bread? Of course! Everyone loves a slice of freshly baked bread, but baking yeasted breads at home can be intimidating. Between the finicky yeast, kneading the dough and waiting for it to rise, from-scratch loaves can be a challenge—unless you’ve got a bread […]
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How to move to Israel while working remotely for a US employer
It turns out the coronavirus pandemic has had an unexpected silver lining for Americans contemplating making aliyah: the normalization of working remotely. To be sure, the technology that makes it possible in certain instances to work an American job while living in Israel has existed for years. But for many […]
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Porsche’s online 911 GT3 configurator lets you create your dream key fob, floor mats and owner’s manual pouch
Porsche continues to innovate. Porsche I spend a lot of my free time (and a lot of my I’m-at-work-and-should-be-working time) fiddling with the various online configurators that each automaker offers, especially for newly revealed models. Porsche’s configurator is one of the best out there, with detailed 3D models and tons […]
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Rihanna, who is not Hindu, posed topless while wearing a pendant depicting the Hindu god Ganesha
Rihanna at the 2019 Fashion Awards in London. Jeff Spicer/BFC/Getty Images Rihanna posted a topless photo on Monday, wearing a pendant depicting the Hindu god Ganesha. The singer, who was raised Christian, was criticized by fans for “disrespecting” a religious symbol. “My religion is not an aesthetic,” one person wrote […]
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‘Jeff’s Presidential Palooza’ keeps tradition alive in new way
FISH CREEK, Wis. (WFRV) – Fun and entertainment are to be had out of presidential elections. Really. In a Wisconsin-bred show of note are these bon-bons: + Grover Cleveland is roasted in “Ma, Ma, Where is My Pa?” It seems he had an affair, and now his out-of-wedlock baby wonders […]
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This Sleek ADU in Los Angeles Makes the Case For Small-Space Living
It’s a pretty regular occurrence that we come across a space and think, “Hey, how’d you do that?” From custom built-ins to expert styling to genius pattern combinations, pros in the interior design business know just what to do to make a room or a home or even a coffee […]
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Renters, Here’s How to Save Money on Your Heating Bill This Winter
Some of the links in this post are from our sponsors. We provide you with accurate, reliable information. Learn more about how we make money and select our advertising partners. Before buying a house, I rented several apartments in southwestern Ohio, which gets so cold in the winter (and fall […]
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Senate sets hearing dates for Becerra confirmation battle
Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert! BECERRA CONFIRMATION HEARINGS: IT’S ON Democratic senators have finally scheduled a hearing for California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s nomination to be Health and Human Services Secretary – a hearing that is sure to provoke some partisan fighting. While the Senate moved quickly […]
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Americans convert vehicles into homes
CLOSE Van life may sound exciting, but it takes a lot of strategy and planning to make it work. USA TODAY Several months into the pandemic, married couple JennaLynn and Corey Self were growing increasingly frustrated with their life in their cramped apartment near Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. It was expensive, […]
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How to handle budget, renovations, bathroom on the road
CLOSE Van life may sound exciting, but it takes a lot of strategy and planning to make it work. USA TODAY ‘Everybody’s trying to get their hands on a van’: #VanLife takes off during COVID-19 as Americans convert vans for a life on the road #VanLife, which has taken off […]
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“The best money I ever spent was to make my Berlin apartment feel like home”
Over my first two years in Berlin, I moved house seven times and never owned a bed. Buying furniture takes time, money, or both, I reasoned, and moving with furniture is even more work. Instead, I hailed standard yellow cabs to shuttle me between sublets with my possessions in boxes, […]
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Tips for handling budget, upgrades and bathrooms on the road
‘Everybody’s trying to get their hands on a van’: #VanLife takes off during COVID-19 as Americans convert vans for a life on the road #VanLife, which has taken off during the pandemic, may sound like a carefree existence, but it actually requires strategic planning to avoid running into trouble. From […]
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Jeep Grand Cherokee gets ‘more Chalma’ at Detroit plant to tackle potholes, trenches
Feb. 17—Can’t see the whole story? Sign in or subscribe. New features in Detroit’s first auto assembly plant in nearly 30 years seek to make every Jeep Grand Cherokee coming off the line even more ready to tackle Michigan potholes and other road impediments with a little “more Chalma.” That’s […]
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Mitsubishi tries to reinvent itself with SUV debut on Amazon
Mitsubishi’s emailed invitation to the Outlander debut featured a picture of an oversized Amazon shipping box sitting in a driveway. The automaker did not announce any other plans to work with Amazon to market the Outlander or any of its other models. As part of a larger effort to revamp […]
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French National Assembly Backs Law to Combat Islamist Extremism
It bans so called “virginity certificates,” provided by some doctors for traditional religious marriages, and demands respect of the equality of men and women. Condoning terrorism becomes an offense that may lead to a ban on holding public office. In the article that prompted the most virulent debate, and over […]
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Choice Americana & Folk Art At D.L Straight’s Premier 2021 Opening
With applied zinc horns and flattened full body form, this Nineteenth Century copper cow weathervane made by Cushing and White of Waltham, Mass., featured fabulous verdigris surfaces and was in excellent condition. It was at the apex of the sale, rising to $7,500. Review by W.A. Demers, Photos Courtesy D.L. […]
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SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites, but misses rocket landing
The failed landing was the first time in about a year that SpaceX has lost one of its Falcon 9 rocket boosters, which the company has become accustomed to landing and reusing in order to save money. It took SpaceX more than two years and about a half dozen crash-landed […]
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Trash service delayed in Norman, city officials give update on services
NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) – Trash collection service will be delayed a day in Norman and city offices will be closed on Wednesday. The city issued a news released stating that trash service, bulky waste and recycling collection did not run today, Tuesday, Feb. 16, because of equipment failures caused by […]